Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark
Denmark: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark is 95.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark peaked at 98.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 89.7% | 92.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 94.7% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Denmark was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.